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LOT 0722
Roman Bronze Ring with Seated Fortuna Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.03 grams, 21.6 mm overall, 15.7 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
D-section hoop and ellipsoid bezel with inset gemstone, intaglio motif of a seated goddess holding a sword blade-uppermost. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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